David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on

20 August 2012:

For the period 1 January to 30 June 2012, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform Program 'Other Savings' for the following areas:

(a) zero based budgeting review;

(b) minor capital program;

(c) facilities program;

(d) administrative; and

(e) productivity?

Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the Honourable Senator's question:

The annual budgets for activities targeted through streams have been reduced by amounts that reflect cost reductions agreed by the Government.

Defence will publish the stream cost reductions achieved for the full financial year in the Defence Annual Report 2011-12 which will be released in late 2012.